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It is always in season for old men to learn.
It is always in season for old men to learn.
Old age needs so little but needs that little so much.
Old age needs so little but needs that little so much.
It was one of the deadliest and heaviest feelings of my life to feel that I was no longer a read more
It was one of the deadliest and heaviest feelings of my life to feel that I was no longer a boy. From that moment I began to grow old in my own esteem -and in my esteem age is not estimable.
By candle-light nobody would have taken you for above
five-and-twenty.
By candle-light nobody would have taken you for above
five-and-twenty.
You know you are getting old when the candles cost more than the cake.
You know you are getting old when the candles cost more than the cake.
Just as old age is creeping on space,
And clouds come o'er the sunset of our day,
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Just as old age is creeping on space,
And clouds come o'er the sunset of our day,
They kindly leave us, though not quite alone,
But in good company--the gout or stone.
The woman who tells her age is either too young to have anything to lose or too old to have read more
The woman who tells her age is either too young to have anything to lose or too old to have anything to gain.
How old would you be if you didn't know how old you are?
How old would you be if you didn't know how old you are?
A man is not old as long as he is seeking something.
A man is not old as long as he is seeking something.
